March 16, 2017, InPost locker in Warsaw, Poland.
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LONDON — European stock markets opened broadly higher on Tuesday, with some indexes reaching record highs, as investors tracked geopolitical developments following the U.S. ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
By 1:29 p.m. London (8:29 a.m. ET), the pan-European Stocks 600 rose nearly 0.4%, with most local stock exchanges rising. The index was last seen trading at all-time highs, but Spain’s ibex 35 The stock rose to a record high in early trading after touching a record price in the previous session.
logistics company impost Shares soared 24.3% on Tuesday morning, outperforming the Stoxx 600 after the company said it had received an indicative offer to buy all its shares. “There is no guarantee that this will result in a transaction,” Impost said in a statement.
Continuing to be driven by AI-related demand, semiconductor companies from around the world have gathered since the beginning of the year, led by the world’s largest memory chip company. Chip-related names in the Netherlands include: ASMI Although it rose by 4.9%, Beshi It increased by 3%.
Meanwhile, shares in Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk rose about 5.1% on Monday after the launch of its weight-loss drug Wegoby in the United States, lagging earlier gains. The move extended the gains seen in the previous session, when the stock rose 5%.
European stock exchanges rose on Monday, with the average share price of three major U.S. stocks rising after Maduro’s detention and President Donald Trump’s call for U.S. energy giants to invest in the oil-rich country. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (30 stocks) closed at an all-time high on Monday.
Meanwhile, European leaders pushed back against President Trump’s renewed interest in annexing Greenland, saying Arctic security must be achieved collectively.
“The Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland, is part of NATO,” the statement said.
Market movements suggest investors have calmed fears of greater friction this time around and remain confident in risk-on assets as the new year begins.
Defense stocks rose in premarket trading, with some extending their gains into Tuesday’s trading. Swedish fighter jet maker Saab rose 6.6%.
Asian defense stocks rose for a second straight day on Tuesday despite mixed trading in the region as investors assessed geopolitical risks following the US attack on Venezuela.
—CNBC’s Pia Singh and Sam Meredith contributed to this market report.
